Stage 4 Kidney Failure In Cats. Low potassium levels high phosphorus levels and very high urea and creatinine levels cats experience many of the above symptoms throughout each progressive stage of kidney failure. Stability is documented by 20 variation in serum creatinine concentrations over a minimum 2 week period.
Kidney disease in cats is an illness that nearly 30 of senior cats will face. Understanding the stages and signs of kidney disease can help to extend your cat s life and keep them comfortable for as long as possible through this stage of their life. Anemia will likely be a problem at this point so your vet will want to treat that with medications.
Loss of appetite lethargy and convulsions aren t the only symptoms cats in stage iv kidney failure may exhibit although they are the most common.
Often their vets give them no hope. This system which categorizes kidney disease into one of 4 stages is based on serum creatinine concentrations in well hydrated cats with stable ckd. I am part of a feline chronic kidney disease support group on fb and every day i see posts from pet parents of newly diagnosed stage 4 ckd kitties. Understanding the stages and signs of kidney disease can help to extend your cat s life and keep them comfortable for as long as possible through this stage of their life.